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SENATE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
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learn of the death of Larry A. Johnson of Bartonville, who 
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passed away on April 15, 2007; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Larry A. Johnson was born on July 17, 1935, in 
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Farmington, to Kenneth C. and Merle H. (Record) Johnson Sr.; he 
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married Phyllis J. Mohn on March 18, 1956, in Peoria; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Larry Johnson was co-owner and vice president of 
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Kenny Johnson Moving and Storage; he was a Democratic Precinct 
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Committeeman for Limestone Eighth Precinct from 1962 to 2004; 
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he was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 
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1964, 1968, 1972, 1976, and 1980, and served as chairman of the 
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Peoria County Democratic Central Committee in 1970 and the 
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Democratic State Central Committee in 1982; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Larry Johnson served on the Peoria County Board 
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from 1974 to 1982 and was instrumental in the founding and 
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development of Alpha Park Library and the Rock Island Trail; he 
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was a past president of the Alpha Park Library Board, the Heart 
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of Illinois Sierra Club, and a past member of the Bartonville 
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Village Board and Westminster Presbyterian Church in Peoria;
he 
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was dedicated to his family, the community in which he lived, 
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and to his dogs, which he loved dearly; and

 
 


 






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    WHEREAS, Larry Johnson was preceded in death by his 
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parents; and

 
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    WHEREAS,
Larry A. Johnson is survived by his wife, Phyllis; 
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his children, Perry (Pamela) Johnson, Lori (William) Tockes, 
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Denise Johnson, Scott (Lori) Johnson, and Todd Johnson; his 
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grandchildren, Rosemary, Ben, Seth, Alexa and Joel; his 
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brothers, Harlan (Shirley) Johnson and Kenneth (Sandy) C. 
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Johnson Jr.; and his sisters, Sylvia (Harris) Sachau and Janet 
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(Bill) Miller; therefore, be it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE  SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL 
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ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with 
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his family and friends, the passing of Larry A. Johnson; and be 
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it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to the family of Larry A. Johnson as a symbol of our 
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sympathy.